The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints, sinus disorder, and respiratory disorder. The right ankle fracture rating claim is also denied.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show chronic manifestations of these conditions during or immediately after service, and medical opinions have found no direct link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin splints, sinus disorder, respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0516784
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for bilateral shin splints was dismissed as the March 2025 VA Form 10182 constituted an impermissible concurrent election with respect to the issue and no waiver of the prohibition on concurrent election was made.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for brain disease due to trauma as it was untimely filed. The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis.
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